The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson made a quiet visit to Manipur this week to meet two of the three victims of the sexual violence on May 4, when they were stripped and paraded and one of them was raped in Thoubal. A video clip of the violence that surfaced last week had sparked massive outrage.
Rekha Sharma, chief of NCW, met the victims in Churachandpur on July 25, the first visit by any Central government representative since the violence occurred more than 80 days ago. A source said the NCW chief was in Manipur for three days.
She also met senior officials of the State and police administration, including Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi and Director General of Police Rajiv Singh. “Both the Chief Secretary and the DGP gave Ms. Sharma an update on the action taken in the matter. She also met women’s groups, civil society representatives and women affected by violence from both Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities,” the source added.
